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w. E. SMITH PUZZLE Filed June 27, 1924 v lf/ZU/Ml E. 5mm W Patented Apr. 14:, 1925.

UNITED srares WILLIAM E. SIJIITH, OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN.

PUZZLE.

Application filed June 27, 1924. Serial No. 722,769.

To all 10720421 it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLrAar E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of lVis-consin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to an improved game or puzzle and the primary object of the invention is the provision of a novel game embodying a base board or box painted or otherwise ornamented to represent parking space in a city street, the base board or r box receiving a plurality of toy automobiles, the object of the game being to park the cars correctly in the spaces designated therefor.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel game of the above character which will afford a great deal of amusement and require great skill to manipulate the cars to correctly park the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game which will be durable in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a small cost.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings- Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved game,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the toy automobiles utilized therein.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views the letter A generally indicates the improved game which comprises a box like structure 5 including a bottom wall or base plate 6 of a substantial rectangular configuration. Carried by the ends of the bottom wall or base plate 6 are upstanding end walls 7 which are in turn connected with the rip-standing side walls carried by the sides of the said bottom wall or base plate v 6. The upper surface of the bottom wall or base plate 6 is ornamented in any desired way to represent a city street and the side and end walls can have printed or otherwise afiixed thereon city street scenes, so

that the whole game will present a pleasing and attractive appearance. The longitudinal center of the base plate or bottom walls 8 on the upper surface thereof is provided with a central longitudinally extending line 9 traversed by spaced parallel diagonally extending lines '10 to represent a parking area in a city street and the spaces between the spaced parallel diagonally extending line 10 form parking spaces 11 for toy-automobiles 15. v i

These automobiles 15 can be of any; de-

sired number preferably three or four and.

each automobile is colored in a distinctive manner so that each one can be distinguished.

from the other. Certain of the parking spaces 11 are provided with different colored spots 12 and the automobiles are colored according to the colors thereof.

While the toy automobiles 15 can be constructed in any desired way it is preferred to form the bodies 16 thereof out of a solid block of wood so as to .add to the durability Changes as in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of thisinvention, but

What I claim as new is 1. A game comprisinga base including a bottom wall having its upper face formed to represent an automobile parking-area on a city street divided into individual parking spaces. a plurality of toy vehicles having ground wheels arranged to travel over the bottom wall, and end and side walls carried by the bottom wall for limiting the movement of the toy vehicles on said bottom wall.

2. A game comprising a box including a rectangular shaped bottom plate having its upper surface marked by spaced diagonal lines defining individual parking spaces, each parking space having a different color and a plurality of toy automobiles disposed In testimony whereof I affix my signature on the. plate to travel tilereolger coloreld to in presence of two Witnesses. v corres on -With the 00 or o the par (mg 1 spacesFeaoh of the toy automobiles including WILLIAM 5M1 5 heavy ground Wheels to prevent the turning \Vitnesse's:

over thereof during the manipulation of NORMAN HALLows, the game. I HERMAN MILLENHEFT. 

